Combined refrigerator and display stand



AMay 7, 1929. N, H CQNNELL ET AL Filed Dec, 3l, 1926 COMBINED REFRIGERATOR AND DISPLAY STAND 3 Sheets-Sheet I l ATTORNEYS May 7, 1929- N. H. coNNr-:LL ET AL COMBINED REFRIGERATOR AND DISPLAY STAND Filed Dec. 3l, 1926 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 o@@000000.o000000v s www/E TL, E?! lf/mba ATTORNEYS May 7, 1929- N. H. coNNELL ET'AL 1,711,921

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ATTORNEYS I Patented May 7, 1929.

UNITED STATES ,PATENT OFFICE.A

COMBINED REFRIGERATOR AND DISPLAY STAND.

Application 'filed December 31, 1926. Serial No. 159,291.

This invention relates to a combined re` frigerator and display stand.'

An object of the invention is the provision of an adjustable stand having a plurality of slidably mounted baskets to receive fruits and vegetables with the baskets being so po sitioned that the fruits and vegetables may be readily inspected, said stand also including a refrigerating compartment formed of 1o glass whereby such comestibles which may be easily destroyed by exposure to the atmosphere are preserved and yet maintained on display for the inspection of the customers.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a stand havin a plurality' of slidably mounted baskets or holding and displaying fruits and vegetables and in lwhich the baskets are so constructed and spaced relatively to each other that the air may circulate freely through the same, the display stand being provided with a refrigerating compartment for housing such comestibles which will be easily destroyed by exposure to the atmosphere, the compartments in the refrigerator being so constructed that the interior may be readily inspected by customers.

This invention will be best understood from a consideration of the following detailed description, in view of the accompanying drawings forming a part of the specifi cation; nevertheless 1t is to be understood that the invention is not confined to the dis-` closure, being susceptible of such changes and modifications which shall define no material departure from the salient features of the invention as expressed in the `appended claims.

In the drawings: Figure- 1 is a new in perspective of the combined display stand and refrigerator.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal vertical section taken along the line 2-2 of Figure 3.

Figure 3 is a vertical section taken along the line 3 3 of Figure 2.' j

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 10 designates an angle bar frame supported by legs 11 also of angle bar construction. Wherever the term bar is employed reinforced adjacent the lower ends thereof by means of longitudinal angle bars 12 and transversely disposed ybrace bars 13.v Above the longitudinally disposed bars 12 are another set of angle bars 14 which are supported at their ends by angle bars 15 con- .The an lev nected to pairs of the legs 11. bars 16 are located above the ends of t e angle bars 14 and are secured in place for not only aiding in maintaining the bars 14 in spaced relation but for supporting the ends of a pair of slidably mounted baskets 17 as shown in Fi re 2.

T-shaped bars 18 are located at spaced intervals transversely of the irons 14 and secured in place and form tracks for the inner edges of the baskets,.l7 and of the intermediately disposed baskets 19. A centrally disposed basket 2() is adapted to ride u on the adjacent edges of irons 18a, the bas ets 19 having an edge slidably mounted on thel adjacent flange of said bars. T-shaped bars 21 are secured to the under face of the an le bars 14 and are adapted to form tracks or the upper edges of the lower series of bas kets 22. Angle bars 23 which vare T-shaped in cross section are supported by the longi- -tudinal bars 12 and form tracks for the lower edges of the baskets 22.

The longitudinal bars 14 are reinforced at intervals by bars 24 of anglebar construction. The Whole stand `is movable to various positions by means of the rollers 25 which support the legs 11. These rollers are of the ball bearing type.

It will be rioted, as shown in Figure 3,

lthat the baskets or trays 17, 19, 20 and 22 are of a particular construction, in order to permit the air to freely circulate throu h the vegetables ori fruit contained thereln. Each of the outer and inner ends of the baskets arefprovided with handles 26 whereb l*said baskets may be-shifted back `and fort on thelr respective tracks. The outer end of each basket projects beyond the side edges of the frame of the stand. The baskets 17 to 20 inclusive have a portion 28 of an outer face inclined at an angle to the vertical and jprojecting outwardly from the side of the stand. The upper yface 29 of the projected portion of the baskets is open as shown at 30 so that the materials within the baskets vInay be readilyinspected or removedy as desired. j

The lower baskets 22 yhave also any inelined face 31extending upwardly fromthe outer edge of the basket and then projecting upwardly along the vertical as shown at 32 mounted doors 49.

at 34 so that the fruits and vegetables'may be inspected-and removed as desired.

A pair of baskets in ,theupper row are arran ed in horizontal alinement and are slidab y mounted on the same tracks and have their inner ends 35 spaced from each -.other in order te provide an additional air space at this point. The baskets 22 are also arranged horizontally in pairs with their inner ends 36 spaced from each other 1n order to provide an air space therebetween. It,

will be noted that the baskets are made of a wire fabric so that the air will be able to circulate through the vegetables and also around the baskets through the space located between the ends of said baskets and the spaces 38 between the side walls .of said baskets. The baskets may be made of wire, bamboo, rattan or any other suitabler fabric or perforated material which' will be adapted for the purpose of permitting the air to circulate through the vegetables.

Resting upon the t'op of the frame 10 and -seated within the angular construction of the bars of said frame is a refrigerator show case 40 lwhich has one central compartment 4l in which is located a slidably mounted container 42 havi in which a block o ice 44 is adapted to be inserted. The bottom of the container 42 is mounted ontracks 45 carried by brackets 45, the brackets being secured to the top 46 of an air chamber 46 which is supported upon angle bars 52. The top 46 of the insulating chamber is provided with a longitudinal channel 47 which is adapted-to receive the water from the container 42 and direct said water to a discharge pipe as will be presently explained.

The side walls 48 of the central compartment 41 are perforated as shown at 48a in order that the cool air from the compartment 41 may circulatethrou h the show case 40. The bottom of the shdable container 42 at `one end is provided with an opening 90 from which'rises a tube 91( having perforation's 92 adjacent the lower end which are adapted to be closed by a valve 93 movable vertically by means of a stem` 94. When it is desired to release water from the container 42, valve 93 is raised and water passes through perforations 92 to the tube 91, the water draining through openings 90 to the channel 47 whence it Hows to pipe 50' passing through the seal 50. The side walls 48 are provided with openings 49 adjacent thel lower ends which are closed by slidably The openings are provided to permit the circulation of. air beneath the ycontainer 42 while the screened doors are'provided to prevent vegetables ,from falling beneath the container. The

an upper open end 43 openings are of suiicient size to permitI ready cleaning of the refrigerating casing when desired.

A drain pipe 50 is connected with the channel 47 and is provided with a goose neck as shown at 50a to form a trap.

A door 51 is formed at one end of the cas' ing 40 in order to permit the container 42 to be readily removed from the compartment 41 when it is desired to-replenish the container with a cooling medium.

Instead of the container 42 whichl is to receive ice or some cooling medium, a rerigerating machine may be substituted for said container.

The frame work of the cabinet or casing 40 is constructed generally of metal members but maybe formed of any of the materials indicated above and provided with grooves to receive the ,glass walls 51a. The metal members 52 are provided with shoulders 53 forming a seat for the bottom of the insulating chamber 46a. The metal members 54 have grooves 55 to receive the upper edges of the glass 51 and are alsov provided with grooves 56 adapted to receive a curved metal wall 57 forming part of the slanting top of the cover of the cabinet or casing. Frames 58 arel hinged at 59 to the walls 57 and are provided with glass panels 60 whereby the comestibles in the cabinet 40 may be viewed by the customers.

One end wall of the cabinet, as shown at 61, is provided with a glass panel 62 set in the grooves of the metal members 63 and 64 respectively forming part of the frame of the cabinet 40.

It will be noted that the walls of the compartment 41 provide in the cabinet two longitudinal chambers for receiving comestibles and each of these chambers may be divided into any number of compartments as may be desired. However, it will be noted e that the number of compartments in this case conform to the number of panels 60 of the doors 58. Each of these compartments 66 has suicient capacity for holding a considerable quantity of comestibles.

A top 67 of the cabinet 40 is provided with an opening 68 which is closed by a removable lid 69. The lid is flanged, the anges being adapted. to rest on the flanged portion of thev metal member 70 of the top which runs longitudinally of. the opening 68 in the top ofthe cabinet. Hand grips 71 are provided whereby the closure 69 may be conveniently raised and lowered.

A standard 72 is secured in any approved manner to one endof the display stand and is provided at-its upper curved end with a hook 73 adapted to provide means for supporting a bunch of bananas. The bracket 74 is secured to an end of the frame 10 of the display stand and provided with a bearing 75 to receive the standard 72. Wire baskets or trays 76 are provided with hooks 77 which are adapted to engage over the brackets 74. The baskets are also provided with eyes 7 8 adapted to be received by hooks 79 carried by the frame of the display stand. One of the baskets or trays is adapted -to receive the bananas from the bunch 8O whileanother basket is adapted to carryv paper bags in which the comestibles are adapted to be placed when sold, or to carry scales for weighing the fruit if sold by Weight.

W hat we claim is:

l. A device of the character -described comprising a display stand formed of an open framework, a' cooling chamber mounted on the display stand, tracks located transversely of the framework, wire baskets slidably mounted on the tracks with pairs oit' the baskets being alined and having their inner ends spaced apart to provide an air space, said wire baskets being located below the cooling chamber and open to the atmosphere, the side walls of the adjacent baskets being spaced apart to provide transverse air passages, the spacing of the baskets from the neighborhood of the bottom of the cooling chamber.

2. A device of the character described comprising a display stand formed ofI a metal framework, a cooling chamber mounted on'the display stand, said frame work having a plurality of tracks, wire baskets slidably mounted on the tracks, said wire baskets being located vbelow the cooling chamber and open to the atmosphere, the adjacent ends or side walls of the-baskets being. spaced from each other to provide air channels whereby air which is cooled in the neighborhood oi' the cooling chamber will pass downwardly through the channels and circulate through the baskets, the ends of the baskets projecting beyond the sides of the framework, the portions of the baskets where projected beyond the framework being open.

NORTN HENRY CON N ELL.

MION MOMAHAN. 

